Just Mercy v Dark Waters

Just Mercy v Dark Waters

The Oscar Season’s here in full swing… Boy, I love this time of the year! 2 Legal Dramas… 2 Real Life Stories… 2 Extraordinary Heroes(read: Lawyers) fighting for the Ordinary… Which one scores? Or underscores? Let’s find out! Just Mercy v Dark Waters Just Mercy is a 2019 American legal drama film directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, starring Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx, Rob Morgan, Tim Blake Nelson, Rafe Spall, and Brie Larson. It tells the true story of Walter McMillian, who, with the help of…

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Clint Eastwood’s “Mystic River” : The Philosophy and the Deeper Meaning

Clint Eastwood’s “Mystic River” : The Philosophy and the Deeper Meaning

Clint Eastwood’s disturbing yet surreal thriller Mystic River is one of my favorite films of all time. We all know how brilliant the execution was and how well the cast did in the movie. Some consider it as the movie with the “best” lead ensemble cast – Sean Penn and Tim Robbins won Oscars for Best Actor and Supporting Actor respectively, a first for any film after BenHur (1959). But what shook me most was…

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